Stephen Biebelhausen Runs a 4:17 Mile Pushing a Stroller

The former Miami University runner covered the distance at the Guardian Mile in Cleveland on Saturday, faster than the Guinness world record for the event, a mark still pending ratification.

Elite Runners

Michael Johnson Breaks His Silence on the Collapse of Grand Slam Track

The four-time Olympic champion, quiet for more than a year, told The Telegraph the professional track league he founded was undone by a funding shortfall. He says its athletes have now been paid.

Track and Field

Max Jolliffe on Winning Badwater 135, Heat Training & His Path to Running

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Jakob Ingebrigtsen Returns to the Diamond League in Zürich, Into a Deeper 1,500m Than He Left

The double Olympic champion will run the 1,500m at Weltklasse Zürich on Aug. 27, his first Diamond League race in nearly two years, against a field that includes Cole Hocker, world champion Isaac Nader, and 19-year-old world under-20 record holder Phanuel Koech.

Track and Field

Philemon Kiriago and Mădălina Florea Complete a Mountain-Racing Double at Sierre-Zinal

Kiriago ran 2:26:24 to lead a Kenyan sweep and win the Swiss classic for a second straight year. Florea took the women’s race in 2:55:44, beating the defending champion. Both had already won June’s Broken Arrow 23K in California.

Race Coverage

The Big Marathons and Half-Marathons You Can Still Enter Without a Lottery

New York Road Runners has added a drawing to its 9+1 program, the last dependable way to earn a New York City Marathon place. Here are the big road races, from Frankfurt to Sacramento, where getting in still comes down to signing up rather than luck.

Jessy Carveth

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BBC to Broadcast Athlos London, the League’s First Meet Outside the US

Olympic champion Keely Hodgkinson will defend her 800m title at StoneX Stadium on Friday, Sept. 18, with the BBC carrying the all-women’s meet live across its digital platforms.

Track and Field

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Why Philadelphia Marathon weekend Can Be better than a major

Philly is one of the best organized road races in America, and it’s just big enough to get that World Marathon Major feel, without the chaos

Runner’s Stories

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Zdeno Chara Hit a Runner on a Slovak Cycle Path. He Says He Could Not Have Avoided It.

The former Boston Bruins captain, a three-time Boston Marathon finisher, collided with a 56-year-old man near Beluša on July 29. The runner was hospitalized, and Chara says he was wearing headphones and changed direction.

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